Jeremiah K. Adu is a CPA and Lead Accountant currently employed by Associa in Dallas, Texas. He has over 10 years of accounting experience including positions at H&R Block and Associa. As Lead Accountant, Jeremiah supervises 18 accountants, prepares daily reports, answers questions, and ensures quality financial reporting for 75+ HOA clients. Previously, he received awards for his work at Associa and helped train new hires. Jeremiah holds an MBA in Accounting, a Master's in Taxation, and is a licensed CPA in Illinois.

1. JEREMIAH K. ADU, CPA
13005 Audelia Road Apt. #1204, Dallas TX 75243
Cell Phone: 708-215-0415 Email:jeremykadu@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Associa, Richardson, Taxes April-2017 -Present
Employed with Associa Client Shared Service Center (CSSC), a real property management Company with 150
offices in U S A, Mexico and Canada
Lead Accountant (April-2017 to Present)
Primary responsibilities include:
 Supervise day to day activities of 18 senior and staff accountants
 Prepare morning and end of day report to my supervisor to show what was accomplish in the
day
 Answers and resolves questions from accountants and branch managers
 Records transition in association’s financials into the company’s accounting systems called
C3
 Perform quality assurance review on at risk and high touch financials
 Work on project as assigned by the accounting manager
 Used Blackline to record journal entries, reversing entries and Bank Reconciliation
Staff Accountant II and Senior Accountant (September-2014 to March-2017)
Significant accomplishments include:
 Awarded MVP of the Month for my attention to details, branch relation and overall quality of
financial preparation
 Member of the Training Team who help train newly hired Staff Accountants and assist other
colleagues who are behind on their portfolio
Primary responsibilities include:
 Responsible for financial reporting and analysis of approximately 75 + HOA properties
 Competence in full cycle corporate financial accounting
 Staff accountant responsibilities include: monthly financial reporting, month end close, year-
end close, research variances and post adjusting journal entries as needed
 Preform bank reconciliation for various accounts and record variance such as interest income
or expense that may occur
 Review accounts and prepare journal entries including accruals for unpaid expenses,
prepayments, reclassification of wrong entries and recurring entries necessary for the
accounts
 Review budget of the branch, advice on variances in budget and upload budget to the financial
package
 Revenue recognition/reporting, expenses analysis and ability to interpret and apply related
rules and standards such as GAAP guidelines
 Ability to multi task, meet tight deadlines with accuracy and attention to details

2.  Liaison with the Branch Accountant to help solve issues concerning the accounting package
H & R Block , Tinley Park, Illinois and Garland, Texas December 2011- Present
H & R Block is the world’s largest tax services provider. H & R Block have prepared more than 650 million tax
returns since 195. There are approximately 12,000 company-owned and franchise retail locations in all 50
state. An H & R Block branded retail offices are located within 5 miles of most Americans.
Tax Associate (December 2011 – April 2017)
Primary responsibilities included:
 Researched and resolved technical tax issues and determined applicability of exemptions
 Assisted clients to file W-7 (ITIN #) for their spouses and dependent children with no SSN
 Received 98% of customer satisfaction and approval
 Prepared Individual tax returns and advised clients on their tax issues
 Assisted in managing schedules to ensure that clients are reminded by phone call or e-mail
for their appointments and were timely serves when they come to the office
 Assisted in special projects as requested by the main office and local managers
Troy State University, Troy, Alabama January, 2009- May,2011
Graduate Administrative Assistant (January 2009 – May 2011)
 Streamlined the department’s reporting process by drastically reducing the all-day work to
about four hours process using MS Filters and Query
 Data entry specialist
 Used Microsoft Excel to turn the retrieved data into reports for the Director’s evaluation of the
Teacher Education program
EDUCATION
License: Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois 2016
Troy State University, Troy Alabama 2013
Master of Taxation, Taxation
Troy State University, Troy Alabama 2011
Master of Business Administration, Accounting
Valley View University, Accra,Ghana
2005
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting